The Dillon tribune., 1887-03-04
MONTANA CONDENSED.
From Our Territorial Exchanges, and
Other Sources.

Butte i'antists nave organized a social
society.
Snow is six irvt deep at Nine Mile. Mis-
! >ou,a ro,u,.
The Bate Wo'nci's Christian Temper
| anee Union has Incorporated.
Ninety couples attended the G.. \. X.
bal! at Virginia City, tie I'D tit.
Location work is being done on tho
, Philip>bu-s aul. Drunmcud railroad.
Cord wood is only s. so per cord in
Mi>>ou|a, and bread cents per loaf
II. kniopenbcrg has been re elected gen.
era| manager of the N>cla Con. Mining
Go.
The Stevcnsvile paper is to b. resur.
rccted Wonder ii billiard will be the fun
ny man, rs OF old
The variety thea,cr cases are up again,
! a. Butte. Three complaints were sworn
out by VIM. Marshall.
Anaconda is talking "t building a ,obog-
gan slide. irey had better hurry, else
they will have to use soap in place OF ice.
The .ll0aisovisu says that Il rumor is
current in Virginia City that Nelson Story
has los, 10000 head ol cattle out Of n herd
Of 5000.
Th,. h;!l granting the right way for
Rocky Fork T. Cooke City Railroad
through ,i.c Crow reservation, has passed
the Senate.
Charlr> Richter, the lost driver Of the
stage from Ben,hn 10 Conrad has turned
up all right in the former place after a
! n}unth's absence.
In early days, Il horse owned in Mis-.
sou!a county, named Rock, was the fastest
tsottvr il the Territory. lie recently died
at The az, q, = years
I. J, Dcmer> OF r'reuchtown. has taken
a con,rac, with the government to deliver
$4,000 pouu>s issue flour at Fort Mi>soula
a, s.. 20 per 100 vou.'ds.
\ S,cvcnsvii,e man hein, cut Of hay
has turned his sheep out 20 rustic or die.
The outlook for sto>kmen in that favored
valley is about as blue as could be
Famine prices are prevailing 1t Fort
Benton, BY reason Of the prolonged biz
zWi. Coal is $50 per ton: wood $50 per
cord; flour, $40 per sack. and potatoes not
to be had at any price.
Dennis Dreslin was badly burt in ,h.
Anaconda mine at Butte, Sunday, by fall
ing 20 feet i'll one OF the slopes. Hi,
spiual column was in jurcd and he received
other hurts which may prove fatal.
J. y. McGowan, Il blacksmith a, Spring
Hill, while at work last Friday evening,
had the misfortune to &C, a bit of hot
steel in one of his eyes. He went to
Butte and had the suit,rin. menbcr fixed
up.
Geo. &. Randolph, City attorney OF Butte,
and City Clerk, ex-ollic!n, committed sui;
eide Saturday by taking morphine. III
health and liquor are Supposed to have
hcen the causes which induced him to take
his life.
The R,re,. Press says: The Block L.
line OF steamboats, will commence opera
tion> the cnnirs spring with nine steam
boats, viz: Benton, Helena, Rosebud
BachcIor, Eclipse, judith, Terry, To.np-
kins and Missouri,
The Northern Pacific is on: viii. :: cir.
cuiar notifying agents anl shippers that
in accordance with the PROVISIONS Of the
inter state cplulnc,tr bill, which permits
10 discrimination in railroad rates, all
special and contract rates quoted or tu.
tered into Ly the company will be can
ccllch March 81, in>;--I inter- INouHfa!H.
Bismarck spccia! TO the Pioneer Press :
Representatives Ely, Of the com nittc,.
which went 10 Montana to confer about
rlcu,o.pncu,uonia, SAYS that the cattle
losses between Miles City and Billing,
'wiI! L" 10 ~ :. per cent and cas-. q! Bill.
linG>. 90 10 Is per ccl!t The losses uroun,!
Fr:t icu.oN ar very heavy. West OF
Miles City tho hill, ara. bare, but cast ct
'n,,r snow is >'ii heavy, ana chinook ta,,
Is needed. In !. contt,ccr with the Com.
nilt>c &! til, Montana l., s.u,urc the Ely
!;ill tN! ;':r suppression OF picuro ucurroni;,
Was a-rced upon.
drunkenness =, or liquor Habit, ,r.u h. Cured
hN All ilni~ ~ nj Ihsr Hat.